Permax Class Action Library

On November 26, 2007, a U.S. Court allowed various Mirapex claimants to claim punitive damages against the drug manufacturers of the dopamine agonist drug Mirapex. Click here to review a copy of the U.S. Court decisions. At pages 10 through 18 of the decision, the US Court summarizes in great detail the facts relied on by the Mirapex claimants.

A second lawsuit has been filed in Ontario that alleges a connection between gambling and a popular drug to treat Parkinson's disease.
Eli Lilly Canada Inc. of Toronto said it received a statement of claim that alleges its Permax drug causes "compulsive, obsessive behaviour, including pathological gambling."

A national Class Action lawsuit has been launched claiming that people with Parkinson’s disease developed a gambling addiction as a result of their use of the drug Permax. The Plaintiffs, who are represented by the Toronto law firm of Thomson, Rogers, seek millions of dollars in compensation.